Contract Group Accountant
at CF Consulting
Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa -
Start Date | Expiry Date | Salary | Posted On | Experience | Skills | Telecommute | Sponsor Visa |
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Immediate | 14 Jun, 2024 | Not Specified | 14 Mar, 2024 | 3 year(s) or above | Power Bi,Working Experience,Financial Statements,Interpersonal Skills,Logical Approach | No | No |
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Description:
ACCOUNTABILITIES
- Complete bank reconciliations for the bank accounts of specific Group entities on a weekly and monthly basis to ensure that the cash records are correct
- Liaise with the billing team to ensure that they have completed the billing, WIP accruals, bad debt provisions and income split journals for assigned Group entities each month
- Liaise with the accounts payable team to ensure that accruals and prepayments are booked correctly each month
- Preparing the monthly profit and loss, and balance sheet reports
- Completion of IFRS 16 lease accounting journals for relevant entities
- Check that the AP team has posted expenses to the correct department versus budget
- Understand and adhere to all financial and accounting regulations and legislation
- Complete VAT and Tax returns, for the appropriate countries’ tax authority within the required deadlines
- Assist with the completion of regulatory returns during busy periods and provide data to the regulatory reporting team for monthly regulatory cap updates
- Input into the calculation of local and Group service level agreements
- Preparation of weekly/monthly cash flow forecasts
- Assist with the preparation of year-end statutory financial statements
- Liaison with auditors
- Respond to adhoc financial queries by gathering and interpreting data
- Prepare board report packs including financial analysis and commentary
- Manage two junior group accountants and Provide on the job training and support to team members
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
- Qualified accountant / chartered accountant (SAICA)
- Previous IFRS experience
- Good knowledge of different jurisdictional tax requirements is advantageous
- Previous financial services experience
- Regulatory filings experience
- 3-5 years’ working experience
- Good technical accounting skills
- Good knowledge of different accounting systems —knowledge of NavOne in advantageous
- Strong Excel skills (knowledge of macros, Power Pivot and Power BI would be an advantage)
- Experience in preparing financial statements on Caseware
- Very good attention to detail and anorganised logical approach is essential
- Proactive and solutions oriented
- Ability to work effectively under pressure and to meet tight deadlines
- Strong interpersonal skills with ability to build effective working relationships and influence change
Responsibilities:
Reporting to the Financial Accounting Manager the incumbent is responsible for the complete month end close process of several international entities across the Group. Including the preparation of financial records under IFRS, financial statements, preparing and submitting relevant tax filings and providing financial information to stakeholders across the Group, enabling them to make budgeting and investments decisions.
REQUIREMENT SUMMARY
Min:3.0Max:5.0 year(s)
Accounting
Accounts / Finance / Tax / CS / Audit
Accounts Management
Graduate
Proficient
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Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa